Take the Challenge!

July 21-29, 2018 

The Buy Local Challenge was created by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission and has since become a statewide program. The Challenge encourages all Marylanders to eat at least one locally grown or raised product each day of the Buy Local Challenge Week, which is always the last full week of July. 

Buy Local Cookout

The 11th annual Governor's Buy Local Cookout will take place July 19, 2018 at Government House in Annapolis to kick off the Buy Local Challenge. Attendance at this event is invitation only. Governor Hogan invites chefs to submit original recipes for the cookout. The invitation is open to Maryland farmer(s)/chef teams. A "chef" is a person with culinary training. Recipes from students currently in culinary classes are also considered. Recipes are to reflect creative ways to use Maryland-grown or Maryland-raised products. See the 2018 Recipe Guidelines.  

The Buy Local Cookbooks: All entries submitted are included in a Buy Local Cookout Recipes Cookbook. We are pleased to present the 2018 cookbook below as well as all past cookbooks for free download. See reprint permission policy​.

• 2017 Buy Local Cookout Recipes
  
• 2016 Buy Local Cookout Recipes
• 2015 Buy Local Cookout Recipes
• 2014 Buy Local Cookout Recipes
• 2013 Buy Local Cookout Recipes
• 2012 Buy Local Cookout Recipes
• 2011 Buy Local Cookout Recipes
• 2010 Buy Local Cookout Recipes
• 2009 Buy Local Cookout Recipes

 

 

Contact Information

Chef / Recipe Contact:
Karen Fedor
Senior Marketing Specialist
410-841-5773
karen.fedor@maryland.gov​

Jason Schellhardt
Director of Communications
410-841-5888
jason.schellhardt@maryland.gov

Videos & Photos from  
the Buy Local Cookout 

• Photographs from the 2016 Buy Local Cookout​​
• Remarks from Governor Larry Hogan (2:41)
• Remarks from Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder (3:05)
  
• Presentation of Buy Local Week Proclamation​ from Gov. Hogan to Sec. Bartenfelder (0:26)

Maryland Farmers Markets

 

Maryland Ice Cream Trail